BRAMBLE BERRIES

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RASPBERRIES & BLACKBERRIES - THORNLESS

Just imagine stepping out of your back door in the cool summer morning hours, plucking a bowlful of luscious berries to top off your cereal or pancakes. Sounds good? Well it is so easy to achieve! All they need is full sun, enriched well-drained soil with a pH of 5.5-6.5, and mulch.

Upright brambles should be planted 2-3 ft. apart in rows, place two slow release Grape-Berry Agriform tablets, water thoroughly and mulch heavily. When planting, protect roots from sunlight and keep moist. As suckers come up, the row should fill in to be 2 feet wide. Little to no support is needed, depending on variety. To promote a strong plant, keep the tips of the canes cut at 45 inches in height beginning in early June. For blackberries, remove the older canes after harvesting the crop. For Everbearing raspberries, mow down the plants when dormant.

Trailing brambles should be 8-10 ft. apart on trellises. When planting, protect roots from sunlight and keep moist. The crown should be planted no more that 1/2" below the ground level. Place two slow release Grape-Berry Agriform tablets, water thoroughly and mulch heavily. Water plants weekly during dry spells. Everbearing raspberries produce on current year's growth, so they may be mowed to 2" in winter. For trailing brambles, pruning consists of removing all older canes after they have fruited.

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BLACKBERRIES

Apache Thornless

Apache is the releases from the Univ. of Arkansas. A fully erect grower, it has the largest size and highest quality berries among the Arkansas thornless varieties. Shows good heat and cold tolerance. Ripens in late June.

Zones 5-9.

Ouachita Thornless

(USPP# 17162)

Our friends at the Univ. of Arkansas have come up with another great thornless blackberry for the homeowner. Ouachita (wash-uh-taw) berries have an excellent sweet flavor bearing in bumper crops after 2 years. The sturdy erect canes produce reliably and show resistance to double rosette and orange rust. Great for all uses. Ripens mid June. Zones 5-9.

Triple Crown Thornless

These thornless trailing vines are vigorous producers. The large berries are sweet and juicy with a superior quality. Great for all uses. Good heat tolerance. Moderate disease resistance. Ripens late June - early July. Zones 5-9.

RASPBERRIES

Polka Everbearing

Everbearing

A great companion for Heritage in that it grows in the same manner and yet produces a heavy crop two weeks earlier than Heritage. The large soft fruit yield an excellent flavor for all uses. Developed in Minnesota, these plants are winter hardy while still tolerating hot humid southern summers well. The canes grow vigorously and are stiff, needing little to no support. Mow all canes down to 2-3 inches in the winter to save pruning and prevent diseases. Ripens in early-mid July through the fall. Zones 4-8.

Redwing

Everbearing

Jewell Black

A real winner of a raspberry with its large highly flavorful fruit produced in abundance. The trailing plants are the most disease resistant of the black raspberries, winter hardy and vigorous. Ripens in July. Zones 5-8

Heritage Everbearing

Easily one of the most easily grown and heaviest producers for the home gardeners. The sweet firm red fruit are produced on current year's growth. The main crop starts to ripen in late July through the fall, usually producing until freezing weather. The canes grow vigorously and are stiff, needing little to no support. Mow all canes down to 2-3 inches in the winter to save pruning and prevent diseases. Zones 4-8.